Hungary's top official claims Zelenskyy has 'mental problems', Ukraine condemns comments

Hungary's parliament Speaker Laszlo Kever criticised Ukrainian President's way of asking for help from his allies amid ongoing war with Russia. Kever said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's way of harshly asking for help from his partners shows he has "mental problems". "Statements by president of Ukraine are sometimes strange. Usually, those who need help ask for it politely persistently, but ask, t demand or threaten. One usually threatens enemies, t those y want to have as friends. re is a personal mental problem here," Kever told Hungarian newspaper 444.hu.

speaker also expressed concerns for Ukrainian Hungarians after war, stating that extreme caution is required to ensure that Hungarian mirity does t have to leave country altoger. Meanwhile, Speaker of Ukrainian parliament, Ruslan Stefanchuk condemned Kever's remarks and also stance of Budapest on Ukraine in general. " whole democratic world is surprised and misunderstood t by statements of President Zelenskyy, but by position of Hungary, which persistently continues to water Ukraine and whiten Russia," he wrote in a Facebook post. 

Hungary to support oil embargo on Russia if nation's concerns are addressed: PM Viktor Orban

Furr, Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it is waiting for "Kever to publish a certificate on state of his own mental health." Meanwhile, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban earlier stated that he will only support sixth round of sanctions against Russia if issue of oil supplies to his country is resolved. He had said that his concerns are about oil pipeline that runs through Ukrainian territory. tably, a major portion of Russian oil is shipped through tankers to European Union (EU) nations. However, one-third of deliveries pass through Druzhba pipeline, one branch of which runs through Ukraine.

Zelenskyy urges world to provide more weapons to Ukraine

It is pertinent to mention here that war between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate and entered its day 102nd on Sunday, June 5. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has urged world to provide more weapons to Kyiv to combat Russian aggression. Several countries across world have provided humanitarian and military support to Ukraine and also imposed numerous sanctions on Russia since onset of war. 

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